Blackened Cod Fish Tacos

Blackened Cod Fish Tacos – full of wonderful flavors, these fish tacos are better than the ones you order in a fancy restaurant!

These Blackened Cod Fish Tacos are so easy to make! The seasoning for the cod is what makes their flavor unique. Served with avocado, tomatoes and homemade cabbage slaw.

Blackened cod fish tacos

I must admit – I love fish and shrimp tacos! It’s been a long time since I last made these and we haven’t gone to a Mexican restaurant in almost three months. I got a chicken bowl from Chipotle last week and while eating it I kept telling myself, I have to make some tacos asap!

Blackened cod fish tacos

Why not take a break from traditional tacos using blackened cod fish. I know that often fish tacos are made with tilapia, but this really isn’t my type of fish. When making fish tacos, I like to use cod fish. Cod is relatively inexpensive and is perfect for a healthy fast meal. Cod fish cooks fast and is perfect for some lazy meals ! Let’s even look at it this way: you can easily use your left over fish and these tacos only take 25 minutes (or even less) to prepare.

This is my go to taco recipe for a quick weeknight dinner. Blackening the fish, really matches the spicy nature of tacos. I also added cabbage slaw, creamy avocado and flavorful salsa verde. I really wanted to make this meal a quick one, that’s why I just added avocado slices, instead of making guacamole.

If you are the type of person, who doesn’t like just plain avocado slices in tacos, you can definitely make some homemade avocado and use it in your tacos. I also have a recipe for easy guacamole.

Blackened Fish Tacos

I usually buy my salsa, but I’ve made it from scratch in the past. This time I had a bottle of Stonewall Salsa Verde, which is one of my favorite brands.

If you are not a huge fan of spicy foods, you can only season the fish for this recipe with salt and pepper. My family doesn’t mind the spiciness, that’s why I almost always blacken fish for tacos.

For the cabbage slaw, I used a mixture of green and purple cabbage, which I lightly tossed in some olive oil, vinegar and salt . Sorry, not a creamy slaw lover, but this is totally optional and you can add some mayo to the cabbage slaw.

Blackening is a cooking technique, used for cooking fish and other foods. It is often associated with Cajun cuisine. Spices used for blackening often are paprika, oregano, chili pepper, garlic or onion powder. Foods are cooked in a hot cast iron skillet.

Blackened cod fish tacos

We had these tacos for dinner the other day, while watching A Million Ways To Die In The West ( a really crazy movie )!

I usually eat at least 4 of these, a great excuse, since fish changes its taste after sitting in the fridge.

Blackened Cod Fish Tacos - full of wonderful flavors, these fish tacos are better than the ones you order in a fancy restaurant!

Course: Appetizer

Servings: 6

Calories: 594kcal

Ingredients

For the cod fish:

1 1/2lbcod fish(cut into 3 inch long fillets)

1 1/2tspsmoked paprika

1tspgarlic powder

1tsporegano

1/2tspground cumin

1/2tspsalt

1tspblack pepper

1/4tspcayenne pepper

2tbspcanola oil

Cabbage slaw:

1cupshredded green cabbage

2cupsshredded red cabbage

1tspsalt

2tbspolive oil

1tbspapple cider vinegar(can use lime or lemon juice, I just prefer vinegar for the cabbage slaw)

Other:

2ripe avocados sliced

1cupgrape tomatoes(or 1 cup diced tomatoes)

1jalapeño pepper chopped into small pieces

salsa verde for serving(I used Stonewall brand, any salsa of your choice is fine)

lime wedges(halves) and cilantro for serving

12flour tortillas

Instructions

In a small bowl combine smoked paprika, garlic powder, oregano, cumin, salt, pepper and cayenne. Mix and then sprinkle over fish fillets, rub to coat evenly.

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium yea and cook fish until browned and firm or for around 4 minutes per side. (Cooking time depends on the thickness of fillets, type of skillet and oven used).

In a large bowl combine salt, olive oil and apple cider vinegar and stir. Add cabbage and toss, so it is evenly coated with dressing.

You can make your own salsa, but I used store bought one this time.

To assemble tacos: Warm tortillas in a skillet. Break cod fish into pieces. Distribute fish evenly between 12 tortillas, add cabbage slaw, avocado, tomatoes and top with salsa. Optional: you can top with some chopped cilantro and jalapeño pepper.

These are the best fish tacos I’ve ever made! The seasoning mixture really gives the fish a nice taste. Super, Super good!!

Thanks Sarah! I love the seasoning, too! It works well on other kinds of fish, too!

I love fish tacos too, though I haven’t had them in forever! I love that you used cod, Mira! The spices and slaw in these tacos sound like the perfect combination. My husband would love these too, so I will have to try this out! Pinned!

Yum! These look positively delicious and they might just work their way into my meal plan this week…!!

I’m so glad you like them and even plan to make these Cheryl!

I love the colors in these! Blackening is one of my favorite methods of preparing fish – but I have never done it with cod! I’ll have to give this one a try as fish tacos are super popular in our house! Love the vinegar slaw too – pairs so well with the seasoning!

Cod is one of my favorite fishes and these tacos look amazing.

Thanks Janette!

I love fish tacos! And I don’t have a recipe for one – well, I didn’t, now I do! I find it so much lighter and healthier than the meat version because you are right, sometimes you just need a break from the usual. This is what I love about your blog, you give me new ideas! (I’m still hunting down bean pasta!)

The flavours on this fish sound just wonderful. I’ve been wanting to make some easy fish tacos for ages and these seem pretty close to what I was imagining … I would definitely just slice the avocado rather than making guac. Love your colourful photos, too!

Chipotle is a wonderful, magic place all right! But I much prefer these fish tacos. I can never resist a fish taco, and this recipe is fantastic, Mira!

Thanks a lot Mir! I’m so glad you like it!

These taco’s look so nutritious (and delicious of course) I confess, I’ve never had a fish taco! But I see them on restaurant menu’s all the time, will have to try these. Never been to Chipotle either so it’s time to get out more, huh?!? What a wonderful combination of ingredients.

These are very easy to make Laura and you can easily adjust them to your taste. Chipotle is a good place if you like Mexican food, more like fast food, but they try to use healthier ingredients. 🙂

Fish tacos are my favorite — I order them all the time! I’ve only made them at home once, which is ridiculous, because they were so easy. I love the sound of the blackened cod, and that salsa sounds amazing!

Thanks Marcie! I agree, they are easy to make, but I also rarely make them 🙂 (don’t know why)

MMM I love fish tacos! I grew up in San Diego and every tuesday was fish taco day at the Rubios by my house. Tuesdays were pretty much our fish taco eating day 🙂 Thanks for a recipe to make these at home!

Thanks a lot Sarah ! I hope you like them!

These are so gorgeous, Mira! Beautiful photos. I love that you used cod instead of tilapia, and the seasoning blend is so simple! A vinegar slaw is a much better choice than a creamy one, too, I think that’s how fish tacos are traditionally served. I also think sliced avocado is better than guacamole because there is no diluting the avocados. 🙂 Pinned!

Glad you like them Meggan 🙂 Thanks for pinning!

I just recently tried fish tacos for the first time. I didn’t know what I was missing out on! So easy and delicious! This recipe looks so good and I love that you used cod (I prefer it over tilapia too).

Absolutely stunning photos! Cod is my favourite in fish tacos – yum!

Thanks Alessandra!

Mira, I lovvvvve fish tacos. They are one of my favorite things to order when I’m out at happy hour! So refreshing. I’ve made them at home a few times, but not nearly enough given how much I love them. Pinned!

Thanks for pinning Kristi! I hope you get to make them again pretty soon!

I am definitely craving fish tacos now – they are my favorite too but I haven’t made them or ordered them in a while. Yours look perfect! I love the blackened cod with the salsa – totally mouthwatering! Pinning 🙂

Love these tacos.. that’s exactly the way I like it the fish spices are perfect.. Will have to try this for dinner ASAP. My daughters will definitely love it. I Thanks for this great idea:)

Thanks for stopping by Ella! I hope you get to make them and your daughters like them!

Fish tacos is one of my favorite! I had the best fish tacos in a Mexican restaurant when I was traveling in Guam and always wanted to cook it at home. Glad to find they’re so easy to make. The your version of seasoning and the cod goes perfect with avocado! Thanks for sharing 🙂

Hi! I’ve made this twice now AND made the marinade for the fish to use on pork and chicken and it’s absolutely DELICIOUS. You’ve found gold with this one. Thank you for posting! Awesome, beautiful photos too!